The Basic Principles Of The Fuchiyado Meditation The Samurai Blowgun Martial Art is written by Shri Krishan Puri in 2011. The book describes the historical and religious background for the ancient blowgun practice Fukiya, a disciplined, precise and deadly martial art mastered by only a few dedicated monks.
Today, in Japan, Fukiya is like a national sport where thousands of people practice it regularly from the youngest to the oldest age. It is a sport to measure the best shots and points, with ranks and trophies.
The modern practice of Fukiya includes some of the philosophies of Kyudo, Yoga, TaiTai-chi, Qi gong and other martial arts in a new form. All the ethic aspects have the goal to achieve good health and consciousness of the spiritual nature of all things. From the book:
The first step is the Meditation
The FUCHIYADOKA (student of FUCHIYADO) first has to take place on a carpet which is the place where he always does the Meditation and the FUCHIYADO Kata (the correct form). It is the Shai (shooting position) and the Asan (the meditation place in Yoga) at the same time. The first step is the Meditation, in order to come to the point of inner silence. That is done in for 15 minutes. After that we go to do the second step: the “Pranayama”. It is a three point yoga breathing technique, where you exercise all parts of your lungs: The belly, middle and breast part. The duration of the “Pranayama” is also 15 minutes. The benefit from that is that your lungs are free and open. Your body is filled with oxygen and the
mind is clear and calm. After these exercises we stand up to the Shai (shooting position) and start for the FUCHIYADO practice and Kata (the correct form).
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The Basic Principles Of The Fuchiyado Meditation The Samurai Blowgun Martial Art
